Groundwork Ohio Organization FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Columbus, OH501(c)(3)Since 2004EducationEIN 85-2807114

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To champion high-quality early learning and healthy development strategies from the prenatal period to age five, that lay a strong foundation for Ohio kids, families, and communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $127K a year · 6% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
32 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 31.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $306K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$907K
48% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 48% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$808K
Spent
$701K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$979K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$808K
FY2021
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$808K
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.4M
Expenses
$701K
FY2021
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$701K
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.5M
Net assets
$979K
FY2021
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$979K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$5.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $701K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shannon Jones’s $228K as CEO and Pres is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022
Shannon Jones$227,750$215,000
Lynanne Gutierrez$167,074$149,698

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes quality early learning and healthy development for young Ohio children.

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1 program service account for $701K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Groundwork worked to educate key decision makers in our state about the importance of quality, early learning and healthy development as the most transformative strategy to increase the life-long success of ohio's children and lay a strong foundation for economic prosperity in our state.

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Bi3 FundFY2024$206K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$306K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $108K · 2022–2024
The Breathing AssociationOH · FY2024$1,000
YMCA ColumbusFY2023$50,000
YMCA ColumbusFY2022$45,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$808K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$807K
Other incomeLn 4–11$200
Money outPt IX
$701K
Ln 25
Programscol B$701K
Owns and owesPt X
$979K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$907K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$807K
Government grantsLn 1e$31K
Other incomeLn 4–11$200
Total revenueLn 12$808K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$907K
Net assetsLn 32$979K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$878K$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$878K$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$907K
Net assetsLn 32$878K$979K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$302K$302K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$45K$45K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$23K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$231K$231K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$16K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$315$315
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$701K$701K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.4M$2.5M−$101K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.4M$2.1M$298K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4M$2.2M$205K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $808K$701K$106K$979K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $807,603 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$31,195
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$776,208
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$807,403
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $200$200
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $200$807,603
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $701,486 across 17 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $302,498$302,498
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,086$12,086
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $45,484$45,484
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,403$23,403
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,394$1,394
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $17,122$17,122
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $230,660$230,660
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,683$14,683
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,860$15,860
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,186$8,186
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,900$6,900
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,355$1,355
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,049$2,049
IX-20 InterestPrograms $315$315
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,455$1,455
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,300$16,300
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,736$1,736
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $701,486 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$701,486
Part X · Balance sheet $1,885,559 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $877,697$1,858,940
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$26,619
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $877,697$1,885,559
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$45,672
X-25 Other liabilities$861,051
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$906,723
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $877,697$978,836
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $877,697$978,836
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $877,697$1,885,559
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $978,836 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$807,603
XI-2 Total expenses$701,486
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$106,117
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$877,697
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$4,978
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$978,836

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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